Corner fastening for bedsteads



Feb. 6, 11923.

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MORRIS LOWY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORNER FASTENING FOR BEDSTEADS.

Application filed January 25, 1922. Serial No. 531,616.

To all /u/wmz't may concern Be it known that I, Monnts Lowa', a citizen of the United Statesn and resident of the city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Corner Fastenings for Eedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in corner-fastenings for bedsteads, and has for its main object to provide a siniple, eilicient and durable device of this type to receive an ordinary spring mattress; Fig. 2 a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fio. 3 is a section taken on line 3-8 ofFig. 1; 4ig. 11 is a` view similar to the one shown in Fig. 1, showing the bed-bottom supporting angle bar positioned to receive a box spring; Fig. 5 is a view similar to the one shown in Fig. 1 of a modification of the invention; Fig. 6 is a section taken on line @1 6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7g-7 of Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a view similar to the one shown in Fig. 4 of the said modiication; and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the ends of the angle bar employed in the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 8, inelusive.

Referring now first to Figs. 1 to et, inclusive, of the drawings, the numeral 10 indi- Cates a portion of a rectangular corner-post of a bedstea-d, to which the corner-fastenlng is to be attached. The corner-fastening includes a bracket-like hollow rectangulaishell 11, preferably, made of one integral piece, for instance by stamping operations. This shell includes a top wall '12, an inner side wall 13 and an outer side wall la, from which extends inwards toward the wall 13 a bottoni 15. From the said bottom projects downwards a. vertically extending lug1 16 that is spaced from the side wall 13 in parallel relation tothe latter. The elements of the shell so far described extend longitudinally of' the bedstead, that is to say at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the corner-post 10 and serve to receive, in a manner hereinafter to be described, the bedbottom supporting side rail 17, which is made in the form of an angle bar. The shell includes furthermore end members 18, one of which engages the corner-post, while the other abuts against the first-mentioned end member. Screw bolts 18', passing through ythe said 'end members into the cornerstruck up from sheet met-al.

Another' object of the invention is to produce a corner-fastening of the type mentioned, which permits of a convenient assembling ofthe bed and of a taking down of the same by inexperienced operators with but little time and energy and without the aid of tools.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the corner-fastening that the bedbottom supporting member may be clamped thereto or released therefrom by an element that forms part of the corner-fastening, there being thus no chance of losing or inisplacing the clamping member.

A still further object of the invention is to soi-construct the corner-fastening that the bed-bottom supporting angle bar may be reversibly secured thereto, so as to adapt it to ordinary spring mattresses and also to box springs.

lVith these and other objects in. view, whichiwill more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter described, pointed' out in the appended claims and illustrated in the. accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be made in the size proportion of the' several parts and details of construction within the sco-pe of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments of t-he invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elefation of a cornerfastening, constructed in accordance with the present invention, in position upon the corner -postof a` bedstead, the bed -bottom supporting angle bar being shown positioned the tcp wall of tie shell and the ange 2O post, serve to attach the shell to the said that it may be manually actuated.

against the inner face ot the outer sidc wall 14 thereof. In the other position, shown in Fig. at oit the d rawings, the flange 19 lorms the vertical flange of the angle har and the Flange 2f) the horizontal flange. In this lastnamed position, the [lange 19 abuts against the inner tace o'l' the outer side wall 1&1- o1 the shell and the l'langc 20 rests upon the bottom 15 ot the same.

For clamping the side rail to the shell, there is a lever 21 pivoted at 22 to the shell 11. the pivot being in the ilform of a screw bolt, that extends through the inner side wall 13 and through the lug 16. r1`his lever is proviced within the shell with a cam 23, having an upper cam face 21 and a lower cam face 25. The upper cam tace is adapted to co-operate with the top wall 12 and the lower cam face with the bottom 15 of the shell. The lever is furthermore provided with a side cam face 26, adapted to coact with a lug 27, formed on the inner face of the inner side wall 13. The lever extends a considerable distance below the shell 1 1, so On the lever is formed a projection 28, which abuts against the inner side wall 13 ot' the shell, when the said lever is shifted from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 oi' the drawings into the position shown in dotted lines in said igure. The said inner side wall, in co-operation with the said projection, limits thus the movement of the lever 21 in one direction.

The Harige 2O of the angle bar is partly cut o adjacent its end, as shown at 29, there being an oblong piece removed adjacent the free edge of the flange 20, the length ot which corresponds substantially to that ol.: the shell, while its width is somewhat greater than the thickness of the lever 21. This cut out portion is provided to permit the angle bar to be inserted into the shell with its ilange 2O resting upon its bottom 15.

The two shells 11 on the corner-posts, forming an end member of the bedstead, may be connected in any suitable manner, for instance by an angle iron 30, which is fastened by screws 31, or otherwise, to lugs 32, the latter being, preferably, made integral with the two shells.

The operation of the corner-fastening is follows: 1f the bedstead is to be provided with an ordinary spring mattress, the angle bars 1T are inserted into the shells in the manner indicated in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, of the drawings, in which the flanges 19 of the said bars are disposed horizontally in contact with the top walls 12 of the shells. In order to permit of such insertion, ob viously the cam lever 21 must be shifted from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings into the position shown in dotted lines in the said ligure, so as to bring .its cam face 24 to a distance from the top wall oi the shell suiiicient to permit of convenient insertion oli the angle bar. After the angle bar has been put into place, the lever is shifted into the position shown in Jiull lines in Fig. 1 ot the drawings, whereby its cam tace 2-1v binds the horizontal flange 19 against the top wall of the shell. Simultaneously therewith, the side camtace 26 of the lever rides up the lug 2? on the inner side wall 13 or' the shell, whereby the cam lever is forced toward the side wall 14, clamping the vertical flange 20 against the said side wall. The angle bar may be conveniently disengaged `trom the shell by moving the lever 21 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

It' it is desired to use a box spring on the bedstead, the angle bar must be reversed, that is to say it must be brought into the position shown in Fig. 11 ,of the drawings, in which its flange 19 extends vertically, it being in abutment with the outer side wall 14 of the shell, the flange 2() resting on the bottom 15. rlhe level' is then forced into clamping position, whereby its lower cam face 25 binds the flange 20 against the bottom 15, its flange 19 being clamped against the outer side wall 141 in the manner above described.

The modification illustrated in Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive, of the drawings, diilers from the one above described only in that its shell 11 is made narrower. rThe angle bar used in connection with this shell has both of its iianges cut oil' adjacent its ends, as shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, oblong portions 29 and 29 being' removed, to permit of an insertion o1 the said angle bar into the shell with the horizontal flange uppermost or lowermost, as desired. Otherwise the construction and operation of the elements are the same as oi' those described in connection with Figs. 1 to 1, inclusive, of the drawings.

It is obvious that, while herein the shell has been described as made of one integral piece by stamping operations, the same may be otherwise produced without departing from the invention.

that I claim is :-n

1. In a corner-fastening for bedsteads,

the combination with a corner-post, of a hollow rectangular shell fastened thereto, an angle bar of the bed-bottom supporting frame capable of being reversibly extended into said shell, and a cam lever oscillatably mounted upon said shell for clamping said angle bar to said shell, said cam lever having two oppositely disposed cam. faces coactmg with oppositely disposed portions of said shell.

2. In a corner-fastening for bedsteads, the combination with a corner-post, o a hollow rectangular shell fastened thereto, an angle bar of the bed-bottom supporting frame capable of being reversibly extended into said shell, and a cam lever oscillatably mounted upon said shell for Clamping said angle bar to said shell in either position, said earn lever hanfing` tivo oppositely disposed Cani faces, one oil: said laees exerting' pressure directly upon the horizontal flange of said angle bar when extending uppermost and the other 'ifaee upon the horizontal flange ot said angle bar when extending;` lowermost.

3. i corner-fastening lor bedsteads aeeording to claim 2, comprising a lug on the inner it'aee ot' said shell, and a side cam tace on said lever ooaeting With said lug :tor binding the vertical flange oiu said angle bar against one oi the Walls ot said shell in either position of said angle bar.

4l. ln a. bed look, the combination of a member having an opening; therein, into which an angle iron frame member may be inserted, and an arm pivoted to said first member, having a handle portion and ahead portion having an inclined surface, adapted to be swung into position to Wedge. an inserted frame member against an inner surface of said first member when said `frame member is positioned with its horizontal aora if flange up1 and another inclined surface m'lapted to engage the horizontal Hanne oli said traine member, to Wedge said 'frame member against an inner suril'aee oi said iii-st memberA when said frame member is positioned with its horizontal laugre down.

ln a bed lock, the Combination oi? a member having` an opening` therein into which may be inserted ,an angle-iron Atrame member, and a hand lever pivoted to said first member below the opening, said lever having' a handle and a head extending` at an angle thereto, said head havinga surface adapted to Wedge the frame member against a wall or the opening when said member is positioned with its horizontal flange up, and another surface adapted to Wedge the Jrame member against a wall ot the opening when said member is positioned with its horizontal flange downY Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State ot New York, this 15th day of December, A. D. 1921.

MGRRIS LOWY. 

